High Octane (2011)
“Sabrina silently gulped, refusing to back away despite the too-close-for-comfort proximity. Calling on years of socializing, she enlisted her own oh-so-casual coolness. “Ryan,” she said. “I didn’t know you were here.”
“Liar,” he said, reaching for her and bringing her so close they were knee to knee. His hand was big, warm. Her arms tingled to the shoulder. “You ran when you saw me.”
“It was my turn,” she said, deciding not to hide the truth. “You ran last time.” The music saved her from saying... more. Like how she’d dared to think he was the guy she could let go with, only to find out he only wanted her when she fitted some ideal he was fantasizing about.
“Yet here we are,” he said. “Things happen for a reason, right? It must be a sign.”
Sabrina could feel him in every inch of her body, could smell him and even taste him on her tongue. Damn him. She sidestepped him. “It’s a sign I need a drink.”
He shackled her arm gently, held her by his side, but said nothing, the shadows hiding his eyes, but not their impact.MoreLess
“Liar,” he said, reaching for her and bringing her so close they were knee to knee. His hand was big, warm. Her arms tingled to the shoulder. “You ran when you saw me.”
“It was my turn,” she said, deciding not to hide the truth. “You ran last time.” The music saved her from saying... more. Like how she’d dared to think he was the guy she could let go with, only to find out he only wanted her when she fitted some ideal he was fantasizing about.
“Yet here we are,” he said. “Things happen for a reason, right? It must be a sign.”
Sabrina could feel him in every inch of her body, could smell him and even taste him on her tongue. Damn him. She sidestepped him. “It’s a sign I need a drink.”
He shackled her arm gently, held her by his side, but said nothing, the shadows hiding his eyes, but not their impact.MoreLess
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